Enroll at DPS Community District

Where to Enroll

For any traditional Elementary/Middle School, parents and guardians must apply in person and complete an enrollment form.

• DPSCD Enrollment Form – English
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Spanish
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Arabic
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Bengali
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Hmong
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Romanian

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Required Documents

• DPSCD Enrollment Form
• Child’s birth certificate
• Proof of address (W-2, pay stub, public assistance documents, any official government mail, utility bills, driver’s license, etc.)
• Immunization record
• Transcripts or Report Cards
• Parent/Guardian photo ID

Kindergarten Requirements

See Kindergarten requirements below

Transportation

Elementary/Middle School transportation is provided for students living beyond 3/4 of a mile from the student’s assigned neighborhood school.

Find my neighborhood school »

Where to Enroll

For any traditional High School, parents and guardians must apply in person and complete an enrollment form.

• DPSCD Enrollment Form – English
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Spanish
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Arabic
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Bengali
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Hmong
• DPSCD Enrollment Form – Romanian

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Required Documents

• DPSCD Enrollment Form
• Child’s birth certificate
• Proof of address (W-2, pay stub, public assistance documents, any official government mail, utility bills, driver’s license, etc.)
• Immunization record
• Transcripts or Report Cards
• Parent/Guardian photo ID

Transportation

Bus passes are provided for high school students living beyond 1.5 miles from the their assigned neighborhood school.

Find my neighborhood school »

Detroit Public Schools Community District offers enrollment in four premier High Schools in which an exam is required:

• Cass Technical High School
• Renaissance High School
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School
• Southeastern High School

Learn More

For more information on DPSCD’s Curriculum go to High School Courses and Curriculum.

For more information on the DPSCD Placement Exam call (313) 240-4DPS or email online.assessment@detroitk12.org.

Where to Enroll

Detroit Public Schools CD has 18 schools that require an application for enrollment. DPSCD Application Schools include top-ranked schools, such as Bates Academy; innovative new programs such as the Mark Twain School for Scholars, a gifted and talented school in Southwest Detroit; and language immersion programs, such as those offered at Academy of the Americas and Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School. Other Application School options include specialty programs such as Davis Aerospace Technical High School, where students can learn to fly while taking a rigorous college preparatory curriculum; Dr. Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, which offers medical pathways; and Detroit School of Arts, the metro region’s premier performing arts and music high school.

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Required Documents for Enrollment

• DPSCD Enrollment Form
• Child’s birth certificate
• Proof of address (W-2, pay stub, public assistance documents, any official government mail, utility bills, driver’s license, etc.)
• Immunization record
• Transcripts or Report Cards
• Parent/Guardian photo ID

Transportation

Not provided, except where schools have a neighborhood component, such as Burton, Golightly Education Center and Ludington. Transportation requirements apply.

Application Process

Families seeking to apply for spots in these schools should apply immediately at the school site for the 2017–18 school year. Families must complete a DPSCD Common Application to be considered for the Application Schools. Each school has individual requirements, which may include a minimum GPA, aptitude test, essay or language exam.

The district is now using one application for its Applications schools.  Please note requirements on the Application for submission of report cards, test data, transcripts, essay and Grade Point Average information. Schools also may have other individual entry requirements listed below. Be prepared to provide behavior reports.

• Common Application for Application Schools
• Application - Spanish
• Application - Arabic
• Application - Hmong
• Application - Bengali
• Application - Romanian

School Requirements

• A. Philip Randolph — Application/2.0 minimum GPA
• Academy of the Americas — Application/language proficiency assessment
• Bates Academy — Application/3.2 minimum GPA requirement/assessment/letters of recommendation
  Bates Academy Letter of Recommendation Check List
• Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine — Application
• Burton International Academy — Application
• Chrysler Elementary — Application/ assessment/interview
• Clippert Academy — Application/ 2.5 GPA/letters of recommendation
  Clippert Academy Magnet Middle School Letter of Recommendation Template
• Communication and Media Arts — Application/ letters of recommendation
  CMA Letter of Recommendation Template
• Davis Aerospace Technical High School — Application/ 2.5 GPA/ letters of recommendation
  Davis Aerospace Letter of Recommendation Template
• Detroit International Academy for Young Women — Application/2.0 minimum GPA
• Detroit School of Arts — Application/audition/2.5 GPA requirement/letters of recommendation
  Detroit School of Arts Application
• Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies School — Application /2.5 minimum GPA/ language assessment
• Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men — Application/interview
• Golightly Education Center — Application
• Ludington Magnet Middle and Honors Academy — Application/ 2.5 GPA/Assessment/Interview
• Marcus Garvey Academy — Application/ 2.5 GPA
• Mark Twain School for Scholars — Application/ 3.0 GPA/Assessment
• Robeson/Malcolm X Academy — Application

Where to Enroll

Parents can enroll at any DPSCD preschool site. Parents may also enroll at the Fleming Administrative Building during the summer located at 18501 Waltham Detroit, MI 48205.

Enroll online by emailing the completed application form to pre-k.enrollment@detroitk12.org

Forms

• Pre-K Application
• Health Appraisal Form

Contact

(313) 347-8923

Residency

Parents must live in Detroit for Title 1 sites. The Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) in DPSCD enrolls students from Wayne County but does allow cross-county enrollment. To enroll, a parent would need to get a release from the child’s County Intermediate School District (ISD).

Age requirement

Students who will be 4 by September 1^st or December 1^st of the current school year, depending on the program.

Kindergarten Waiver Information

The State Legislature recently amended the Revised School Code (MCL § 380.1147), changing the enrollment age for kindergarten students. Beginning with the 2015-16 school year and moving forward, all students must be age 5 by September 1 of the current school year in order to enroll in kindergarten. However, if a student will be age 5 between September 2 and December 1 of the current school year and the parent notifies (completes a waiver) the district/PSA that they are enrolling their child in kindergarten and provides proof of age, they may enroll their child. This process will stay in place until there is a change in legislation.

Note: Parents with a child missing the “cut-off” are being offered the option of signing a waiver.

Parent Waiver Option

If the child is not eligible for enrollment per the guidelines specified above and will be five (5) years old by December 1^st, the child’s parent or legal guardian can apply for a waiver to enroll their student in school.

• When in receipt of a waiver, principals can make recommendations to the child's parent or legal guardian, as to the child's readiness for school, and whether or not the child should be emolled early.
• Regardless of a district's recommendation, the parent or legal guardian retains the sole discretion to enroll their child.

Kindergarten Waiver Form

Required Documents

• Original birth certificate
• Current immunization record
• Child’s Insurance card
• Proof of income
• Proof of Wayne County residency

PreK Sites

List of all PreK Locations »

Transportation

DPSCD does not provide transportation for Pre-K students. Parents provide transportation on their own.

Where to Enroll

• West Campus, 16164 Asbury Park, Detroit, MI 48235, (313) 852-1089
• East Campus, 13840 Lappin Street, Detroit, MI 48205, (313) 579-7109

Students must be prepaid to take a pre-test in math and English. It may take up to two hours to take both tests.

Visit the Adult Education website for more details »

Contact

(313) 852-1089 or (313) 579-7109

When to Enroll

Open enrollment daily (no cut-off date)

Residency

Students do not need to be a Detroit resident.

Age Requirement

Must be at least 18 years ‎of age.

Required Documents

• Drivers license
• Social Security card

Cost

No cost to students

Transportation

Bus Tickets available upon request

Where to Enroll

Students who meet the criteria are strongly encouraged to register with their high school counselor.

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Age Requirements

16–18 years old

Required Documents

• Original birth certificate
• Current immunization record
• Proof of income
• Proof of Wayne County residency
• Parent/Guardian photo ID, unless student is 18
• High School Transcript

Cost

No cost to students

Sites

• East English Village Preparatory Academy
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Senior High School
• Western International High School
• Osborn Evergreen
• West Side Academy

Transportation

Bus cards provided

Where to Enroll

Parents can enroll their student at their “home-high school” by contacting the counselor and requesting to be scheduled in the program. Some programs require the review of the student’s information as a part of the selection process by the receiving school’s staff.

Note: If a student is out of district and wants to participate in a CTC program part-time in conjunction with their regular school day (in their home school and district), a parent/guardian must follow the “normal” enrollment process.

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Age Requirements

10-12^th grade

Sites

Programs and locations are as follows:

• Breithaupt CTC – Cooking and Other Services, Cosmetology, Automotive Services Technology, Auto Body
• Golightly CTC – Cooking and Related Culinary Services, Graphics Community, Public Safety, and Welding.
• Davis (@ Golightly) – Aviation/Drone Technology
• Randolph CTC – Business Administration, Construction Trades, Drafting / Design Technology
• Crockett – Therapeutic Services

Schedule: Students spend half of their day at the Career and Technical Center and the other half of their day at their “home High School”

High School Sites

• Cass – Business Administration, Computer Networking, Finance, Graphics Communication, Marketing, Mechanical Drafting
• M. L. King – Business Administration and Finance
• Renaissance – Finance
• DSA – Radio and TV Broadcasting
• Cody MCH – Public Safety (Firefighter/EMT)

Required Documents

• Original birth certificate
• Current immunization record
• Proof of income
• Proof of residency

Transportation

Transportation is provided by the “home” High School.

Sites

• Chrysler Elementary School
  1445 E. Layfayette Street
  Early childhood (ages 4—6; PreK and K)
• Edison Elementary School
  17045 Grand River Ave.
  Early childhood (ages 4—8; PreK to 3rd grade)
• Maybury Elementary School
  4410 Porter St.
  Early childhood (ages 4—6; PreK to 1st grade)
• Palmer Park Prep Academy
  3901 Margareta St.
  Early childhood (ages 4—6; PreK and K)
• Spain Elementary-Middle School
  3700 Beaubien St.
  Early childhood (ages 4—6; PreK to 1st grade)
• Vernor Elementary School
  13726 Pembroke Avenue
  Early childhood (ages 4—6; PreK and K)

Registration

Parents/Guardians should complete a cover letter and application for their children to be enrolled in a Detroit Public Montessori classroom. Birth Certificate, Immunization Record, Health Appraisal, and Proof of residency documents are necessary to complete enrollment process.

• Montessori Application Cover Sheet
• Montessori Early Childhood Application
• DPSCD Enrollment Form
• Helath Appraisal Form

Email completed cover letter and application to detroit.publicmontessori­@detroitk12.org with all necessary supporting documentation.

Contact

For more information, please call (313) 240-4377 or visit the Detroit Public Montessori Website.

Contact

All 8th grade students from Highland Park are encouraged to call Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern for enrollment.

Phone: (313) 899-7370

Detroit Collegiate Preparatory Academy at Northwestern Overview

Where to Enroll

Parents and guardians must apply in person and complete an enrollment form.

Note: Special ESL classes offered at a school are NOT required to enroll a refugee or immigrant. Schools must not deny enrollment, as long as proper documentation is provided. Contact the Office of English Learners for assistance with placement.

Residency

Detroit Public Schools is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 8, 2018.

Transportation

Same guidelines for a general education student unless they have an IEP to state something different.

Required Documents

• Child’s birth certificate (however, the child may not have one due to circumstances)
• Passport or U.S Government issued I.D
• Proof of address (W-2, pay stub, public assistance documents, any official government mail, utility bills, driver’s license, etc.)
• Immunization record
• Transcripts or Report Cards, some may not have had access to an education/school at all so they won’t have any. Enroll and contact the Office of English Learners.
• Parent/Guardian photo ID

Contact

Contact the Office of English Learners for assistance with placement.

The Detroit Public Schools Community District may enroll non-resident students for state funding only during certain enrollment windows under §105 and §105c of the State School Aid Act (MCL 388.1705c[19]) for 2016–2017.

Out-of-District Enrollment Window Dates

First Semester *

Detroit Public Schools Community Disctrict will be enrolling non-resident students for the first semester of the 2016-2017 School Year beginning on April 1, 2016. The Schools of Choice window to enroll will close for the first semester on Friday, September 9, 2016.

Second Semester *

Detroit Public Schools Community District will be enrolling non-resident students for the second semester of the 2016-2017 School Year beginning January 9, 2017. The Schools of Choice window to enroll will close for the second semester on Friday, January 20, 2017.

* For a non-resident student who would like to enroll in a Detroit Public School Community District outside the window dates to enroll, please note that we must have a signed tuition release form from the District of Residence in order to enroll the student.

Please be advised there are additional considerations for enrollment for our Exam and Application schools.

Residency

Detroit Public Schools is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 8, 2018.

Transportation

Same guidelines for a general education student unless they have an IEP to state something different.

Required Documents

• Child’s birth certificate (however, the child may not have one due to circumstances) or Passport or U.S Government issued I.D,
• Proof of address (W-2, pay stub, public assistance documents, any official government mail, utility bills, driver’s license, etc.)
• Immunization record
• Transcripts or Report Cards: Note: some may not have had access to an education/school at all so they won’t have any. Enroll and contact the Office of English Learners.
• Parent/Guardian photo ID

Note

1. Special ESL classes offered at a school are NOT required to enroll a refugee or immigrant. Schools must not deny enrollment, as long as proper documentation is provided. Contact the Office of English Learners for assistance with placement.
2. Give name to your testing coordinator to set up mandatory W-APT test for language level.

Contact

Contact the Office of English Learners if you need assistance with placement

Phone: (313) 873-4020
Email: Norma Hernandez

Definition of the Term “Homeless Children and Youth”

The term “homeless children and youth” is defined by the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act as:

• Children who lack a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence.
• Children and youth who are sharing the housing of others, with or without their parents, due to loss of housing (doubled up).
• Children living in motels or hotels or trailer home due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations.
• Children living in emergency or transitional shelters.
• Children and youth who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.
• Children and youth who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings.
• Unaccompanied youth includes youth not in the physical custody of a parent or guardian.
• Migratory children and youth who are living in a situation described above.
• Children Awaiting Foster Care (prior to December 2016)

Identification

In collaboration with school personnel and community organizations, the DPSCD Homeless liaison and DPSCD Homeless staff identify homeless children and youth in the district. The DPSCD Homeless Unit, consisting of the DPSCD Homeless liaison and staff, train school personnel on The McKinney-Vento Act; available resources; indicators of homelessness; sensitivity in identifying homeless families and youth; and procedures for forwarding information indicating homelessness to the local liaison.

Attendance Agents and Social Workers assist with the verification and identification of students who may meet the requirements of a “Homeless Child or Youth”.

Definitions

School of origin

The school that the child or youth attended when permanently housed or the school in which the child or youth was last enrolled.

Enrollment

Attending classes and participating fully in school activities.

Enrollment

The School District cannot delay or deny enrollment of a homeless student. Schools must immediately enroll students in homeless situations, even if they do not have required uniforms or documents, such as: school records, birth certificates, immunization records, medical records, proof of residency, or other documents. Unaccompanied youth must also be enrolled immediately in school. Unaccompanied youth may either enroll themselves or be enrolled by a non-parent caretaker, older sibling, or DPSCD Homeless Unit member. Students are able to enroll and attend classes while the school arranges for the transfer of school and immunization records or any other documents required for enrollment.

Transportation

Homeless students have the right to receive transportation to and from their school of origin or the school closest to where they are currently living, if requested. The request may come from the parent, guardian, youth, or DPSCD staff. If the student’s temporary residence is outside of the Detroit Public School District the new district and DPSCD will determine how to divide the responsibility and cost of providing transportation. Transportation services will be comparable to those provided to other students.

Coordination

The DPSCD Homeless Unit will coordinate with and seek support from the State Coordinator for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth; public and private service providers in the community; housing and placement agencies; the pupil transportation department; neighboring local liaisons; and other organizations and agencies. Coordination will include conducting outreach and training to those agencies participating in the local continuum of care, homeless coalition, homeless steering committee, and other relevant groups.

Students Rights

• Attend school, no matter where they live or how long they have lived there.
• Continue in the school in which they last attended before they became homeless.
• Participate in school programs and services with non-homeless students, including receiving tutoring, remedial assistance, head Start, State pre-K, special education, gifted, and Title I programs.
• Automatic eligibility for free meals.
• To not be isolated or stigmatized because of their homeless status.
• Be enrolled in school without the assistance of a parent or guardian.
• Free and public education to until they have reached their high school graduation or equivalent, or their 26th birthday in special education.

Parents Rights

• To choose which non-application school the child will attend (either the school of origin or the school nearest their current address, whichever is in the best interest of the child).
• To appeal if a school refuses to admit a child or a school refuses to keep a child enrolled.
• To a written explanation from the school regarding enrollment disputes.
• To seek assistance of liaisons, advocates or attorneys.
• To receive tutoring or remedial assistance for their children.

Dispute Resolution

See Detroit Public Schools Community District: Education of Homeless Children and Youth Dispute Resolution Procedure.

Services Provided to Homeless Children and Youth

The Detroit Public Schools will assist each homeless child or youth in accessing services afforded to other students, including the following:

• School Social Work Services
• Educational services for which the child or youth meets the eligibility criteria, such as Title I services or similar state or local programs, educational programs for children with disabilities, and educational programs for students with limited English proficiency.
• Head Start
• Programs in Vocational and Technical education
• Programs for gifted and talented students
• School nutrition programs
• Before school and after school programs
• Tutoring programs
• Referrals for medical and mental health services
• Pre-school programs
• Parent education
• Counseling

Contact

For assistance please contact:

George Eason
Program Supervisor-Homeless Liaison

Phone: (313) 748-6388
Email: george.eason@detroitk12.org

Where to Enroll

Parents can enroll children with Special Needs at the Office of Specialized Student Services – Placement and Compliance Office located inside the Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men @ 2001 West Warren – South Wing/Room 168 - Detroit, MI 48202.

Hours of operation: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Age requirements

3 – 26 years old

Required Documents

• Current special education documentation: Individualized Education Program Team Report (IEP), M.E.T. and R.E.E.D.
• Current photo identification (i.e. driver’s license/state identification)
• Student’s Birth certificate
• If you are NOT the parent of the child you are enrolling – we require: Foster, Guardianship or Adoption paperwork
• Proof of address (i.e. driver’s license/state identification, any official government mail, utility bills etc.)
• If living with someone – a notarized letter is required
• Current Immunization record, report cards/transcripts (must be provided to school)

Transportation

Transportation is provided for students based on the student's IEP in the form of a bus or cab.

Alternative Sites

Enrollment may be completed at the child’s neighborhood school if the student is transferring from one DPSCD school to another and…

1. The student has a current IEP from Detroit Public Schools which indicates a Resource placement.
   
   OR
   
   
2. If the student has a current IEP from Detroit Public Schools which only indicates supporting services (i.e. Speech, Social Work, Physical/ Occupational Therapy services) and no primary placement.

Students with IEPs from out of state, out of district, from Charter or EAA schools must come to the Placement Office for placement.

Where to Enroll

Parents can enroll by attending mandatory Orientation/Registration Sessions at the following locations:

Detroit Lions Academy – Grades 6-8
10101 E. Canfield
(313) 852-9677

West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Security Grades 9-12
4701 McKinley
(313) 456-8000

Residency

Detroit Public Schools Community District is a School of Choice District and may enroll out-of-district students through September 7, 2018.

Transportation

Bus passes are provided for students living beyond 1.5 miles from the student's assigned neighborhood school.

Find my neighborhood school »

Age Requirement

Detroit Lions Academy Ages 12–17

West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Security Ages 14–20

Required Documents

• Original birth certificate
• Current immunization record
• Proof of Wayne County residency
• Transcripts or Report Cards
• Parent/Guardian photo ID